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Clive Bell wrote this book circa the First World War period and proposed to investigate the nature of Britain's leading war-aim ('fighting for civilisation'). The author intends to enquire what this thing is for which whole generations seem to have fought and for which taxpayers pay. In fact this bo... More

Contents : Preface to Second Edition Preface to the first edition of "Manual of Colloquial Tibetan" Abbreviations The Alphabet and its Pronounciation Dictionary from A-Z... More

Tibet has ever fascinated the imagination of mankind. High as the country is raised above the ordinary dwelling lands of the human race, higher still are the mountain masses that fence it off from neighbouring countries. To the natural difficulties of entering Tibet and of travelling in its bleak up... More

The area of Tibet is large. Intercourse of one part with another is restricted, for the country is difficult and the means of travel are primitive. It follows that manners and customs vary in different districts and provinces. So a custom or interpretation need not be condemned as inaccurate because... More

Woven throughout this book is a belief that attracting customer love requires a special organizational culture. Customers see the organization through the attitude and practices of the people they encounter.... More

The Dictionary containing more than eleven thousand words including honorific words, is a practical handbook that attempts to provide a quick yet thorough understanding of the colloquial Tibetan language. It presents Tibetan words in romanised form for pronunciation by those who do not understand Ti... More

Since the enormous number of new features made available with MySQL release 5.0, MySQL has been gaining steam as a viable alternative to database behemoths like Oracle and IBM DB2. MySQL users now have the ability to extend MySQL with new SQL commands, optimize query execution, and embed MySQL withi... More